Burundians vote today despite violent protest
Around 3.8 million Burundians are eligible to vote in Burundi today despite international condemnation and thousands of people fleeing feared violence. Polls opened at 06:00 […]
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U.N. must intervene in Burundi, Human-rights experts
Seven independent U.N. human rights investigators said on Thursday that the U.N. Security Council must intervene in Burundi to prevent mass atrocities and the risk of […]
Burundi: Uganda President starts mediation role
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has started mediating talks between Burundi’s government and opposition groups to help ease tensions that have arisen over plans by President […]
Coffee giant Starbucks to open stores in Sub Saharan Africa in 2016
After it struck a deal with Taste Holdings on Tuesday, the coffee giant Starbucks says it will open stores in sub-Saharan Africa for the first […]
Tanzania earmarks $ 2 billion for roads construction in Dar Es-Salaam
The Tanzania government is planning to invest 4.394 trillion shillings ($ 2 billion) to build new road infrastructure and launch a rapid transit bus to […]
Equity Bank to open office in DR Congo
Leading kenyan commercial bank, Equity Bank plans to expand to Congo. The Bank’s banking group has announced that it would soon open office in DR […]
IFC and Ecobank to supports SMEs in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and a leading pan-African full-service banking group, […]
China Wu Yi Co to build roads in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia for $ 73 million
The construction firm China Wuyi Co Ltd announced on Monday it had won $73.2 million worth of contracts for the construction of roads in Kenya […]
Burundi: Court in Bujumbura summons a private radio manager for alleged support to failed coup
Crackdown continues in Burundi as a court in Bujumbura summons the manager of one of the private radios that aired the coup message read out […]
Kenya: Diamond Trust Bank to open branches in Madagascar and DRC
Kenya’s Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has announced interests in extending operation in Africa. Ranked Kenya’s seventh biggest bank by assets is planning to use part […]